Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Barbara Lee and Mark Pocan, Co-Chairs and Founders of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to resist pressures to increase defense spending in his Fiscal Year 2023 budget request.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Rev. Dr. Alexander Gee to announce federal funding for the Center for Black Excellence and Culture in Madison.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Joe Parisi, the Dane County Executive, and Karen Menéndez Coller of Centro Hispano of Dane County to announce federal funding for Centro Hispano of Dane County. This important center received $200,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to announce new federal funding for a new men's homeless shelter in Madison. This critical shelter received $1,000,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Reedsburg City Administrator Tim Becker to tour the site of the new Community Center in Reedsburg. This important center received $220,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Stateline Boys & Girls Club CEO Mark Rand to tour the site of the new Boys & Girls Club in Rock County. This vital organization received $500,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill.
MADISON, WI – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee,celebrates the final passage of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriation legislation. This $1.5 trillion piece of legislation will fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year and is expected to be signed by President Biden later today.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee,voted to pass a $1.5 trillion package to fund the United States government and provide aid to Ukraine as part of the FY2022 Omnibus Appropriations agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement in response to a report released by former Justice Michael Gableman questioning the legitimacy of the free and fair 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement in response to President Biden's first State of the Union address:
"President Biden is right, the state of our union is strong.